Lot 4
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1807-1810

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1807-1810
The circular white-enamelled dial set within a star-studded flower-tub surmounted by a hydrangea (hortensia) finial, the rectangular base mounted with a winged cherub and a fox with a cart, on turned toupie feet, lacking three leaves to flower
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 9½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 5 in. (13 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

The use of the hortensia as a finial in the present lot is highly symbolic. The hortensia, a flower originating from North America and Japan, bears its name from Hortense de Beauharnais.
Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie.
Hortense de Beauharnais married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (1778-1846), brother of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. Queen Hortense and King Louis Bonaparte had three children, including Charles Louis Napoleon, who later became Napoleon III.

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